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Read More »For the past four years, senior Daniel Wood has portrayed UNC's mascot, Rameses, cheering on the Tar Heels on the field, as well as during hospital visits, birthday parties and charity events. And he's not leaving the Ram Team just yet. After graduation this spring, he will become UNC’s mascot coach — the first one ever at the University. “He's given me meaning, allowed me to connect with thousands of people that whether it's across small events, football games or whatever," Wood said. "There's a memory that's being made and it's a real privilege to be a part of that.”
Read More »David Routh, vice chancellor for development, will step down from his position after the Campaign for Carolina ends later this year, the University announced in a campus-wide email Monday.
Read More »There are significant racial and gender-based inequities within faculty salaries at the University, recent research shows. The research was based on data from previous studies and was led by Misha Becker, a UNC professor and chairperson of the linguistics department. She presented the work at recent Faculty Council and Faculty Executive Committee meetings. “You have to realize that the situation is bad when a faculty committee has to point this out in a public space,” Deb Aikat, journalism associate professor, said. “I mean this is terrible.”
Read More »Former City & State Editor Guillermo Molero is running to be the paper's next editor-in-chief. “I have some ideas drawing from ideas in the past, and also new ideas that I can bring into the fold that can help the DTH really grow," he said.
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Mike Smith, who currently oversees the UNC School of Government, is one of the longest-serving deans in recent UNC history, the email read. He has served as the dean of the School of Government since its inception in 2001. He has worked at the University since 1978.
Read More »On March 7, the Faculty Executive Committee met to discuss possible ways to improve communication with the Board of Trustees, what UNC could look like as mask-optional and continued discussions on UNC's relationship with race.
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"These are the songs that are played as I make my way through whatever this crazy life is. These are the songs that are played as I try to make it through my first year of college. These are also the songs that were played as my dad and I drove through Texas for thirteen hours in one day and the only thing that kept us alive was praline pecans."
Read More »UNC will lift its indoor mask mandate on March 7, the University announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday.
Read More »Members of the UNC Faculty Executive Committee and Advisory Committee convened for a joint meeting on Monday. They discussed potential term and responsibility changes for the positions of faculty chairperson and faculty secretary.
Read More »DTH Screenshot. Screenshot of the Faculty Executive Committee meeting on March 21, 2022.
DTH Screenshot. Screenshot of the Advisory Committee and Faculty Executive Committee joint meeting on Feb. 14, 2022.
